DOASSANSIALES R. Bauer & Oberw.
(an order of smut fungi parasitic on aquatic plants)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderDOASSANSIALES (an order of smut fungi parasitic on aquatic plants)
SubclassEXOBASIDIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ustilaginomycetes)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

DOASSANSIALES (an order of smut fungi parasitic on aquatic plants) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for DOASSANSIALES (an order of smut fungi parasitic on aquatic plants)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for DOASSANSIALES (an order of smut fungi parasitic on aquatic plants)

All the species in this order are rarely recorded. This is at least partly because the host plants are often inaccessible.

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